New Program in Underwater Archaeology

On the 23rd of October 2008, the Alexandria University – Egypt announced the inauguration of the Alexandria Centre for Maritime Archaeology & Underwater Cultural Heritage. The Centre is the first of its kind in the Arab Region dedicated to providing education and training at a postgraduate level in aspects of Maritime and Underwater Archaeology.

The creation of the Centre is funded through a grant from the Trans-European mobility scheme for university studies (Tempus), as well as a number of corporations and private donors.

The establishment of the Centre is a collaborative project between eight consortium members from the EU and Egypt fronted by the University of Southampton – UK. In addition to the Alexandria University, the consortium includes the Nautical Archaeology Society – UK, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport – Egypt, the Supreme Council for Antiquities – Egypt, the Centre for Alexandrian Studies – France, the University of Ulster – UK and the Université de Provence – France.

Collectively the consortium members provide the necessary academic, technical and administrative expertise required for the achievement of the centre’s objectives.

The Centre offers a postgraduate Diploma and Master of Arts degrees in Maritime Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage, which aims to provide graduates from different backgrounds with a sound theoretical and
methodological foundation in the investigation, interpretation and management of the maritime and underwater archaeological resource within its wider context.

For more information please contact:

Alexandria Centre for Maritime Archaeology & Underwater Cultural Heritage

Faculty of Art

Alexandria University

Hussein Sobhi Street, El-Shatbi 21526

Alexandria

Egypt

Phone: +2 010 520 3650

Fax: +203 4810 599

E-mail: centreformaritimearchaeology@gmail.com

www.foa.edu.eg/cma
Emad Khalil, PhD.

Director

Centre for Maritime Archaeology & Underwater Cultural Heritage

Faculty of Arts

Alexandria University